Toe-protector for shoes.



J. D. KENNEDY.

TOE PROTECTOR FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.9, 1911.

1,030,892. 1 Patented July 2, 1912.

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JOHN D. KENNEDY, OF NEW KENSING'ION, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOE-PROTECTOR FOR SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1912.

Application filed February 9, 1911. Serial No. 607,508.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN D. KENNEDY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at New Kensington, in the county of estmoreland andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful 1mprovementsin Toe-Protectors for Shoes, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a toe protector for shoes used by childrenwhen coasting on sleds and has for one of its objects to provide meansin the manner as hereinafter set forth, which can be convenientlysecured 'to the shoe so as to prevent the toe of the shoe from becomingworn when guiding the sled and furthermore to prevent the foot beinginjured in contacting with stones or other hard bodies buried in thesnow when coasting.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a toe protector which issimple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, quicklyapplied to the shoe, efficient in its use, forming a means to preventthe toe of the foot from becoming cold, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of theinvent-ion, but it is to be understood that changes, variations andmodifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of theclaim hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is had to theaccompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shoe showing the adaptationthereto of a toe protector in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 isan inverted plan of the protector with the back strap broken away, andFig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the toe rotector inaccordance with this invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail 1 denotes a shoe upon which issecured, through the medium of a back strap 2 and a front strap 3, thetoe protector.

The toe protector consists of a sole plate 4: of metal which is adaptedto be positioned against the sole of the shoe and is cut away as at 5 todecrease the weight thereof. At the inner end of the sole plate 4- andat each side thereof the plate is formed with vertically-extending lugs6 having horizontally-disposed slots 7 at their tops andvertically-disposed rear slots 8. The sole plate l has formed integraltherewith at its forward end a cap piece 9 which is also of metal andwhich conforms to the toe of the shoe. The cap piece 9 centrally at itstop is formed with a rearwardly-extend ing V-shaped projection 10.Extending within the cap piece 9 as well as projecting rearwardlytherefrom is a leather tip 11 which conforms to the shape of the toe ofthe shoe and is formed with a bot-tom 12 which abuts against the sole ofthe shoe. The leather tip 11 forms a lining for the cap piece 9 and issecured thereto through the medium of rivets 13 and 1 1. Securedcentrally to the inner face of the tip 11 at the top thereof andprojecting rearwardly from said tip is a connecting strip of leather 15which is fixedly secured to the front strap. 3, as at 16. The securingmeans between the connecting strap 15 and the tip 11 is indicated as at17 and consists of a rivet which not only extends through the tip 11,but also through the extension 10 of the cap piece 9. The forward strap3 extends through the horizontally-disposed slots 7 of the lugs 6 andincludes a buckle 18, and the back strap 2 extends through thevertically-disposed slots 8 of the lugs 6 and includes a buckle 19. Thefront strap 3 extends over the instep and the back strap 2 is extendedaround the back of the shoe and when the ends of the straps 2 and 3 areconnected by the buckles 18, 19, the toe protector is securely connectedto the shoe. Then the toe pro tector is positioned upon the shoe theplate 4: is arranged against the sole and the tip 11 with thereinforcing cap piece therefor is mounted upon the toe of the shoe.

What I claim is A toe protector comprising a metallic sole plate, ametallic cap piece integral therewith and having a rearward projection,a flexible tip extending into and of greater length than the cap, meansfor securing the tip to the sole plate, a pair of Vertically disposedmetallic lugs carried by the sole plate and each having a slot at itstop and a slot at its rear, straps extending through the slots of eachlug for connecting thesole plate, in position, a flexible connectingstrip extending from one of said straps, means for se-- curing theforward end of the strip to said 10 tip and projection, and means forsecuring the tip to the body of the cap.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

JOHN D. KENNEDY. Witnesses:

MAX H. SROLOVITZ, CHRISTINA T. H001).

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